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Hydro-Québec buying U.S. company Great River Hydro for US$2 billion

Hydro-Québec buying U.S. company Great River Hydro for US$2 billion

MONTREAL — A subsidiary of Hydro-Québec announced a deal Wednesday to buy U.S. power generator Great River Hydro LLC for US$2 billion.
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FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.
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Linamar says Q3 vehicle production forecast down 'meaningfully' for Europe

Linamar says Q3 vehicle production forecast down 'meaningfully' for Europe

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says its light vehicle production forecast for the third quarter is down "meaningfully" in Europe compared with its previous forecast, despite being slightly higher overall. The Guelph, Ont.
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US producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%

US producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, the third straight decline though costs remain at painfully high levels.
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Cameco and Brookfield Renewable form partnership to buy Westinghouse Electric

Cameco and Brookfield Renewable form partnership to buy Westinghouse Electric

SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Renewable Partners have teamed up to buy Westinghouse Electric Co., one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for US$4.5 billion plus assumed debt.
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Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
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Let's get serious about a Putin-era strategy for energy, economy, climate: Freeland

Let's get serious about a Putin-era strategy for energy, economy, climate: Freeland

WASHINGTON — Canada's deputy prime minister urged the world's democracies Tuesday to confront the hard economic truths of a perilous new world order and seek common cause in the shared values of prosperity, energy security, protecting the planet and
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As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy

As Alberta campaigns to attract workers, economists say the competition is healthy

OTTAWA — When Zeel Shah’s partner left Toronto for a job in Edmonton in 2018, the young couple had to decide which city offered the future they wanted for themselves.
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Football, dramas lead Nielsen's weekly top 20 list

Football, dramas lead Nielsen's weekly top 20 list

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's the Nielsen company's list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore, NBC, 15.88 million. 2. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.85 million. 3. NFL Football: L.
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UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N.
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